SACRAMENTO, CA - Detectives search for a man connected to two sexual assaults in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento.

Sacramento County sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos said the man is a suspect in two assaults, two weeks apart, where he forced himself into two women's apartments, sexually assaulted the victims and then fled the scenes.

The first incident happened on Nov. 23 inside her apartment on the 3100 block of Trussel Way; the second case happened on Dec. 7 inside of an apartment on the 2200 block of Howe Avenue.

The suspect in both cases is described as a white or Hispanic man 5'8" to 6' tall, weighing about 180 to 220 pounds with a medium stocky build, Ramos said.

The sheriff's department released a sketch of the suspect.

Anyone with information about the cases or the suspects is urged to call the Sheriff's Sex Assault Bureau at (916) 874-5070. Information may also be given anonymously at www.sacsheriff.com, texted to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering the keyword SSD, or called in to (916) 874-TIPS (8477).